The series stars former "ER" actress Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, the wife of a disgraced state attorney, played by "Sex and the City" actor Chris Noth, who renews her career as a junior litigator. The CBS series premiered in 2009.

The actress will start appearing near the beginning of the show's upcoming third season; however, her role has not been specified. The industry paper speculates she will star as someone who has a history with Josh Charles' character Will Gardner; an old college flame of Alicia's who serves as a partner at her law firm.

Edelstein left the FOX medical mystery series in May and will not appear on its upcoming eighth season in the fall, her spokesperson told OnTheRedCarpet.com.

"After much consideration, I am moving onward with a combination of disappointment at leaving behind a character I have loved playing for seven years and excitement of the new opportunities in acting and producing that lie ahead," Edelstein's spokesperson quoted the actress as saying in a statement made to OnTheRedCarpet.com on Tuesday, May 17.

Spokespeople for FOX had no immediate comment. There were many factors that led to the 43-year-old actress' decision, the spokesperson added, without elaborating. The Hollywood Reporter had said Edelstein refused to take a salary cut at the request of the show's producers. Her contract was set to expire at the end of the current seventh season, which ends on May 23. Cast members Omar Epps and Robert Sean Leonard, on the other hand, had agreed to having their salaries reduced and will return to "House M.D.," the trade publication said. The actors have not commented.

Producers had asked the actors to take salary cuts and Edelstein refused, while the others agreed, the Hollywood Reporter said.

"House" debuted in 2004 and also stars Olivia Wilde and Jesse Spencer. Each episode usually sees House, an expert at diagnosing rare or complicated medical conditions, and his team using unconventional methods to cure patients with conditions he deems "interesting" while deciphering the person's expected lies.

Laurie has been nominated for an Emmy five times for his role on "House M.D." The show has earned four Emmy Awards, including one for writing for creator, writer and executive producer David Shore